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I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early enough, before a small health problem turns serious. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#before #doctor #early #enough #getting

We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It's not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#community #difference #just #know #makes

But I have a driver, so I can return calls while I'm in the car. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#car #driver #i #i can #return

My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don't really know me. ↗

— Garry Shandling

#i #intimacy #know #me #problem

I bring other constituencies - I also have ties to minority communities. And obviously, to the world of world-class research universities. So I can bring some constituencies that I'm used to working with. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#bring #communities #constituencies #i #i can

I have always hired people of different ages. Young people and older people. People in their 70s and in their 20s. People who are fully capable of talking back to me. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#always #back #capable #different #different ages

I think anyone that thought that we were coming in as a bunch of liberal Democrats to deliver more large-scale social programs was nuts. I sure didn't expect it. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#bunch #coming #deliver #democrats #expect

I think President Bush tried to step up on Social Security even though the polls showed that was unpopular. He has not been successful and backed off, but I admire people who take on big problems. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#backed #been #big #big problems #bush

I try to deal with my serious reading before work. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#deal #i #reading #serious #try

I'm pretty disciplined and am almost always on schedule. ↗

— Donna Shalala

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